Senate Republicans to introduce contact tracing privacy bill
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-05-04T17:19:00
Senate Republicans say they will soon introduce a coronavirus-specific data privacy bill that would create regulations under the FTC for companies collecting personal data to fight the ongoing pandemic.
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